Childhood Linear Growth and Early Morbidity as Predictors of Adolescent Cognitive Ability in Malawi: A Prospective Observational Study
Linear growth before 2 years of age and single HAZ measurements from 2 years onwards associated with later cognitive ability measured with Raven's test, but not consistently with eye-tracking assessment.
Authors
- Per Ashorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-2593)
- Ulla Ashorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-868X)
- Kenneth Maleta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2536-3938)
- Jukka Leppänen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3303-3602)
- Lotta Hallamaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9211-3288)
- Charles Mangani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7228-5215)
- Karoliina Videman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8367-4451)
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- University of Malawi (MW)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Paediatrica
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.70369
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12
Funders
- Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
- Tampereen Yliopisto
- Lastentautien Tutkimussäätiö
- Tays